St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-09
DULUTH BUDGET.
Judge Stearns the Probable Successor
Of Judge Berry.
A HoMES1EADERS' SOCIETY.
To Be Formed for Mutual Protection
Fletcher On Duluth---0ther
News.
Special TO the Globe.

GeYed here that Judge StearnS VIII De
appointed to fill! the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge Berry. Judge Berry
is too well known to need any introduce
ton to the people of Minnesota. His
record is one that speaks for itself, and
1t is one of which any man may be
proud. The Judge is no stranger to the
halls of congress, having been appointed
bv Gov Ramsey as senator to NIL
death vacancy. Judge Stearns has been
prominently mentioned as candidate
FOR the next congress by outside papers,
but it is generally understood that the
bent of the Judges ambition is toward
the supreme bench. instead OF toward
legislative honor. Be this as it may, 1t
is certain that whatever position Judge
StearnS may be called upon to fill, Du-
Iuth will always be sure of warm
friend and Minnesota of citizen that
will do her honor.
TIE WEST SUPERIOR DOCK.
George Young. chief engineer Omaha
coal dock for West Superior. reports
that there have been about 100 men en-
plOyed since the Goth of July and this
week the work will be completed, tracks.
dredging and all. The length of the
dock is 500 and width 225 feet. The
slip on the west side is 10 feet i'll width.
This dock is one of the most capaclOuS
at the head of the lake.
SHUT DOWN On SHIPMENTS.
The Minnesota Iron company at
Tower has shut down on shipments of
ore for the season, but will continue
mining operations all winter.
CUSTOM HOUSE REPORT.
The report of the United States Gus
tom house for the last month shows a
slightly decreased business from the
preceding thirty days, a decrease that
will be manifest as the season wears
on. There were 154 vessels entered. 20
of them from foreign points and 134
cOastWise. and 157 cleared, IS for for
eign ports and 149 for American. Do
meStic exports amounted to S119,S27,
most of which was flour and wheat to
Canada and Liverpool. Foreign eX-
ports were small and in bonded goods
for the Canadian Northwest were few.
About month more will wind up Gus
tom house reports for the year.
LOREN FLETCHER on DULUTH.
In an interview last night Hon. Loren
Fletcher said: Il am surprised that
Duluth should make so much fuss over
a little grain being inspected at Wash
burn, when 35.00O.000 bushels will be
stored in your elevators before next
spring. There are not three persons in
NllHtdEOllS
done, and the cordial relations which
have always existed between Mime
apolis and Duluth should not be inter-
rupted by purely imaginary grievance;
and, so far as l am personally con-
cerned, have so much faith in the
great future of Duluth that [ never
visit the city without making an invest
ment, and at present l own over $4,000
in Duluth real estate. Do all you can
to build yourselves up, and we Will do
all we can to help you. During the two
wears | was in the legislature l studied
Duluth interests, and so did Mr.. Wash
burn when in congress. Give your mind
sea room, and don't allow yourselves to
be influenced by small ideas in such an
affair as that at WaShbuTn. 1t is too in
significant to be noticed by city of
such resources.
HOMESTEADERS' ASSOCIATION.
Editor Harrington, OF the Vermillion
Iron Journal, is authority for the fol-
lowing: "A VermilliOn hOmeSteaderS'
association will be formed the coming
week either in Tower or Duluth. Home
steaders and owners of land in mining
regions have long had this association in
contemplation in view of the prevention
of the contests of claims which are
taken place. One day last week there
land office, and some of them were
wholly unfounded and merely an idle
waste of time on the part of the con-
teSteeS. The association Will be duly
formed. and officers, president, vice
president, secretary, treasurer, board of
directors and legal board, will be elected
at the first meeting. Some of those most
prominently interested in ming lands
will take an active part in the OrganiZa-
10 will M 10 n SfV
fight against the cOnteSting of claims,
and will furnish money to help home
steaderS in obtaining rights and in de-
Tending titles. TIL Charge number of con-
tests is hurting the range badly. and a
stop must be put to it Immediately. The
legal board will have its headquarters
in Duluth, and majority of the board
of directors will also probably be resi-
dents here In view of the number of
senseleSs contests taking place almost
daily, there is being a petition pre-
pared and circulated through st. Paul,
Minneapolis Duluth, Tower, Two Har-
bOrS, Milwaukee and other cities, re-
queSting that the land Office appoint
land commissioner to inspect claims TO
be contested before action can be taken.
This would save much trouble to home
Steaders in the city who have cause to
defend their rights and claims to their
lawful property. They are not wealthy
men. and can i'll afford the expense nee
eSsary to come here to attend to it.
MERELY MENTIONED.
Certificates of inspection are not yet
issued. Wheat comes in daily in ms
creasing quantities, while flour is
scarcely coming at all. only $50 barrels
being reported shipped from Minneapo-
lis Yesterday. One cause of this is the
latpnacS of fbn caaCOn and tho fact hof
there is now as much flour here as can
be shipped before the close of the sea-
son.
The Ladies' Relief society elected the
following officers yesterday: President,
Mrs. l.. A. Barber: vice president, Mrs.
A. NJ. Miller: secretary, Mrs. John
Frazer; treasurer. Mrs. John Ripley:
directors, Mrs. L. c. Chandler, Mrs.
Arthur Chaplin. Reports from the sec
rotary and treasurer were read and ac-
cepted.
McLennon & Hanna, contractors,
have Just begun work on Second street
grading, between Sixth and Eighth ave-
nueS west. Only about twelve men are
at:work to-day, but the force will soon
be largely increased. There is a con-
siderable amount of work to be done on
this contract.
AT present the Office of the American
Express company in this city is men-
agerie on small scale. Three live bears.
fawn, two peacocks, an OpOsSum and
a stuffed wolf are among the oddities
awaiting the coming of the man by
whom they were shipped.
Wheat receipts to-day are 352 cars, or
$500 tons. Inspection for the day
was 247,314 bushels, and the shipments
were 10000 bushels, There are to-day
in store in various elevators 1.520, 00O
bushels of wheat and 100000 bushels of
coarse grain.
The James Pickands has already